Iran releases 15 Indian fishermen: India FM

EghtesadOnline: India Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj in a Monday Twitter message announced that Iran has released fifteen Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu who had been detained in the country on October 20, 2016.

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03 April 2017

“I am happy to inform that Iran has released our 15 fishermen from Tamil Nadu. They were detained with their 3 Bahraini boats,” the message reads.

“I appreciate the good work by Indian Embassy in Iran.”

According to IRNA, the fishermen were captured due to illegal entry into Iran’s waters.